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BELGRADE - Slovak PM Robert Fico will on Thursday be on an official visit to Serbia, during which he will meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

KOMARNO - Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said on Tuesday the EU was incapable of ensuring a readmission of illegal migrants.

Speaking to reporters after a trilateral summit with Slovak PM Robert Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Komarno, Slovakia, Orban said the EU had received eight million asylum requests in 2015, registering 3.8 million attempts of illegal entry.

KOMARNO - Slovak PM Robert Fico said on Tuesday steps taken by Serbia had protected Hungary, Slovakia and the entire EU from illegal migration, and expressed full support for Serbia's EU accession ambitions.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused the West of intentionally escalating the conflict in Ukraine, claiming its primary aim is to undermine Russia.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico received a letter containing a bullet from an unknown sender, the Bratislava government announced on Wednesday. The Slovak police have taken over the investigation, according to the government’s press department in a statement to Politico.

Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, made his first public appearance tonight since the assassination attempt on him in May. Speaking at an event for the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, a public holiday in Slovakia, Fico addressed the audience while still recovering from his injuries.

In his first public address since the assassination attempt, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed forgiveness towards his assailant, whom he described as a "Slovak opposition activist." Fico made this declaration in a video shared on Facebook, stating that he harbors no animosity towards the individual who shot him.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been discharged from the hospital in Banska Bystrica, where he was recovering from an assassination attempt, according to Slovak media reports cited by Reuters. Fico was transported to his apartment in Bratislava following his release from the hospital.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shared concerning news about Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition, stating that Fico is in a critical state between life and death. Orbán, known as one of Fico's key political allies, made these remarks during an interview with public radio in Budapest earlier today.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot at close range in Handlova on Wednesday, is now in a stable but serious condition following surgery, according to reports from CNN. The attack occurred after an off-site government meeting and has garnered international attention.